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1 Real
| Issuer | Banco Argentino, Rosario |
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| Year | 1873 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by an intricate engine-turned guilloche underprint forming a large central oval cartouche, within which a second oval frame encloses the text 'EL BANCO ARGENTINO' above 'UN REAL'. The denomination 'UNO' is printed vertically in large bold letters on both the left and right margins. The overall design relies entirely on lathe-work geometric patterns without pictorial vignettes. |
| Reverse lettering | EL BANCO UN REAL ARGENTINO UNO |
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The Banco Argentino operated out of Rosario during a period when provincial and private banks in Argentina were largely free to issue their own currency — a situation that produced dozens of short-lived institutions before the 1890 crisis ultimately forced consolidation under the Banco de la Nación Argentina. Whether this particular bank survived long enough to see significant note circulation is uncertain; many of these provincial issuers folded within a few years of printing.
ABNC's involvement here is unsurprising — they dominated South American bank note contracts throughout the 1860s and 1870s, often supplying notes to institutions that never achieved meaningful scale.